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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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Big Money—Not Political Tribalism—Drives US Elections

By Thomas Ferguson, Paul Jorgensen, and Jie Chen

Oct 31, 2018

Conventional wisdom asserts that American politics is becoming more and more tribal. But the chiefs of the tribes share a lot in common: dependence on big money.

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Economic Distress Did Drive Trump’s Win

By Thomas Ferguson, Benjamin Page, Jacob E. Rothschild, Arturo Chang, and Jie Chen

Oct 31, 2018

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Beyond the Dollar

By Paulo dos Santos

Oct 24, 2018

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Partisan Frenzy Rules Washington, but Does it Have to Rule Americans?

By Lynn Parramore

Oct 22, 2018

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Why Wages Are Stagnating in Latin America

By Juan M. Graña

Oct 19, 2018

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Why Hysteria Over the Italian Budget Is Wrong-Headed

By ​Orsola Costantini

Oct 10, 2018

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Inequality Represents a Wasted Opportunity for Poverty Reduction

By Paul Segal

Oct 4, 2018

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The Tyranny of the Top Five Journals

By James Heckman and Sidharth Moktan

Oct 2, 2018

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Why Dodd-Frank Is a Shell Game for Banks

By Edward J. Kane

Sep 27, 2018

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Joseph Stiglitz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Talk Social and Economic Justice

By Lynn Parramore

Sep 25, 2018

A Nobel Prize-winning economist and the second-most-famous democratic socialist in America sit down together

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The Rise of the Radical Right in Scandinavia

By Roberto Iacono

Sep 21, 2018

After Sweden’s elections, a look at how immigration and economics explain a political puzzle

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A Better Bailout Was Possible

By Rob Johnson and George Soros

Sep 20, 2018

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Double Whammy: Implicit Subsidies and the Great Financial Crisis

By Edward J. Kane

Sep 15, 2018

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Under Trump, the Next Financial Catastrophe is Cooking

By Lynn Parramore

Sep 13, 2018

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Macroeconomics Predicted the Wrong Crisis

By Adam Tooze

Sep 10, 2018